Definition of "coq" []

• A trimming of cock feathers on a woman's hat. (noun)

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• "The hoopoe, which the French absurdly call coq de montagne, also trotted by the path-side without timidity; and the butcher-bird impudently reviewed the caravan from its vantage-ground, a commanding tree."
• "These have been explained as Fr. beau coq, which is possible, and meek cock, which is absurd."
• "There's a classic French recipe called coq au vin that is traditionally made with a rooster"